May

Downtown Budapest Festival 2023

Date & Time: 02 – 04. June 2023

Location: 6 Venues In Downtown Budapest See List Below

Head to the Downtown Budapest Festival in the city centre for exciting programs over the first weekend of June 2023. Several central venues – this year 6 – give home to a 3 day festival with concerts, good food and drinks.

On 04 June, Sunday the park at Szabadság tér hosts family programs focusing on children activities since it also will be International Children’s Day.

The Gastronomy Programs in Zrínyi Street.

The main locations are easily accessible from various points of the city.

logo poster of the Downton Budapest Festival in 2023

Venues of the Downtown Frestival:

  • Szabadság Square – near the Parliament, will also host a Family Day on Sunday, 26. May.
  • Erzsébet Square – close to Deák tér metro hub (M1, M2, M3 metro lines)
  • Vigadó Square – on the Pest bank of the Danube named after the Vigadó Hall
  • Zrínyi Street – a busy street leading to St. Stephen’s Basilica
  • Bástya Park
  • V.30. Belvárosi Sportközpont/Downtown Sport Centre

Program Schedule – Downtown Budapest Festival

Friday

people listening to a concert at the interactive fountain, Szabadsag Sqr.

Main Stage – Szabadság Square

  • 16.00 Mongooz and the Magnet
  • 17.00 Supernem
  • 18.30 30Y20.30
  • Vad Fruttik
  • 23.00 Csend-disco

World Music Stage – Erzsébet Square

  • 16.00 Performance of the sister towns of Downtown Budapest
  • 20.00 Cimbaliband

Nostalgia Stage – Zrínyi Street

  • 16.00 Yesyes
  • 17.00 Nosztalgia Show – Rita Bognár and Csaba Tihanyi Tóth
  • 18.30 Viki Marót and the Nova Kultúr Band

Saturday

Main Stage – Szabadság Square

  • 16.00 Platon Karataev
  • 17.30 New Level Empire
  • 19.00 Bagossy Brothers Company
  • 20.30 Honeybeast
  • 23.00 Csend-disco

World Music Stage – Erzsébet Square

  • 14.00 Nyuszifül formation ifj. Béla Szakcsi Lakatos and Gyula Horváth
  • 14.30 Rila Band with Szlobodán Vertetics and the Martenica Bulgarian Folk Dance Ensemble
  • 15.00 Mydrosz Greek Band
  • 15.30 Maleszlowjanki Polish Band
  • 16.00 Lohr Kapelle German Brass Band
  • 16.30 Lipa Slovak Folk Group
  • 16.30 Group Duduk Armenian Brass Band
  • 17.00 Fáklya Croatian Art Group
  • 17.30 Ceatara Romanian Folk Dance Ensemble
  • 18.00 Pontess-mostovi Triest Serbian Folk Dance Group
  • 20.00 Csík Band

Nostalgia Stage – Zrínyi Street

  • 16.00 Miklós Varga
  • 17.00 György Korda and Klári Balázs
  • 18.00 Night of the Divas – Nelly Fésűs and Judit Ladinek

Literary Music Stage – Vigadó Square

  • 17:30 Margó Extra: Gábor Zacher talks with László Valuska
  • 19:00 Márton  Simon and Iamyank
  • 20:30 Péter Závada and Huba Ratkóczi 

Gastronomy Program – Downtown Market/Belvárosi Piac, Hold utca

  • 12.00 The Downtown Gypsy Band plays
  • 18.00 Gourmet dinner in the restaurants of the market

Sunday

Main Stage – Szabadság Square

  • 17.00 Kelemen Kabátban
  • 18.15 The Biebers
  • 20.00 Irie Maffia

World Music Stage – Erzsébet Square

  • 14:00 Fangler’s
  • 15:15 Tibes
  • 16:30 Goodbye Darjeeling
  • 20.00 Roby Lakatos Ensemble

Literary Music Stage – Vigadó Square

  • 16:00 Budapest Show Kórus
  • 17:00 Margó Extra: Anna Ott talks with Gábor Máté
  • 18:30 Tibor Babiczky and Apey
  • 20:00 Libikóka – Krisztián  Grecsó and Róbert Hrutka

Gastronomy Program – Downtown Market/Belvárosi Piac, Hold utca

  • Asparagus Brunch – by the chefs of the Downtown Market

Family day at Szabadság Square, Sunday,

  • Pici Market – design fair,
  • Csilingelő Music Club,
  • animal petting zoo,
  • art and craft workshops,
  • face painting,
  • Toys of the old times: wooden toys, carousel, fire engine, police car, ambulance

Stage Programs:

  • 10.00 Farkasházi Réka és a Tintanyúl
  • 11.00 Szalóki Ági
  • 12.30 Bartha Tóni puppet show

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